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About Jamkhed Village

Jamkhed is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 657 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 829.71 hectares hectares.

Jamkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 829.71 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 657
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamkhed compares

By the 2011 count Jamkhed is the 46th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 829.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Jamkhed

Jamkhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamkhed from other places

Jamkhed lies about 19 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 1.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jamkhed
Nearest railway station Jaulka 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 10 km
District headquarters Washim 19 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 19 km

Villages closest to Jamkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malegaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jamkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamkhed village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 46th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Jamkhed village has 657 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamkhed has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Jamkhed covers 829.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jamkhed falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jamkhed is Jaulka, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamkhed.

Jamkhed is about 19 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamkhed is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Jaulka is about 1.5 km away. Malegaon is about 10 km away. Washim is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanwatkhed (2.4 km), Pimpala (2.5 km) and Jaulka (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jamkhed today is likely to be higher.

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